Raises federal penalties for animal crushing and abandonment

Raises the federal maximum prison term for violating the existing animal-crushing prohibition to up to 10 years for a first offense and up to 15 years for repeat offenses.

Creates a new federal offense (18 U.S.C. 48A) making it a crime to knowingly abandon or commit acts that endanger a domesticated animal in or affecting interstate commerce or on Federal land, with the same 10/15-year penalties structure.

Specifies exceptions that exclude normal veterinary care, agricultural husbandry, slaughter for food, hunting/trapping/sporting or pest control, medical or scientific research, protection of life or property, and euthanasia from the new offense.

Defines “domesticated animal” broadly to include living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, whether kept for pleasure or commercial use.